Join The Explorers Club on the centenary of an often overlooked episode in the golden age of Arctic exploration – the 1926 airship expedition aboard the N1 “Norge.”
A century ago, in May 1926, a groundbreaking international expedition successfully accomplished the first fully documented flight to the North Pole with the airship N1 “Norge”.
The mission was led by the renowned explorers Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile, and Lincoln Ellsworth, and was supported by a courageous crew of aeronauts from Norway, Italy, the United States, and Sweden.
This historic endeavor marked the first international expedition to reach the last white spot on the map of the world. Join Max Pinnuci at Explorers Club Headquarters on May 26th to learn about this groundbreaking expedition.
This in-person event at the Explorers Club Headquarters will include an audience Q&A.
RESERVATIONS
This will be an in-person lecture at Explorers Club Headquarters.
In-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.
Check-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Max Pinucci
Massimiliano “Max” Pinucci has worked as a designer for over 30 years. His focus is aeronautical projects, especially next-generation seaplanes and airships.
He leads MBVision and Hun in the Sun, co-founded OceanSky Cruises (a Swedish startup to operate new airships), traveled to more than 60 countries and flies sports aircraft (even biplanes) and he’s head of design of a couple of companies.
For 18 years, sparked by chance, he has explored airships and their history. Encounters with Andreas Horn, Dan Grossman, Alistair Reid, and his great team inspired a sweeping project on the golden age of great dirigibles—now in its fifth edition. It includes board games and multimedia exhibits enjoyed in over 40 countries. His work earned in time several prizes: from the Special Mention at the 2016 “Giulio Douhet” literary prize (Aeronautical Arms Association) till, in 2025, the Lifetime Achievement Award from AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technical Committee (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) for his contributions to the “art and technique” of airships. A passionate teacher, he delivers lectures and conferences worldwide to share these stories. As Horn taught him, “An expert is not who knows, but who wants to know”.
